South Africa

South Africa is a region in southern part of Africa and it was divided into nine provinces. It has 2,798 kilometers of coastline on the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. Furthermore, this country is multi-ethnic and has different languages and cultures. In the constitution of South Africa, there are 11 languages that are officially recognized and two of these languages that are commonly used in this country are South African English and Afrikaans, which is a language that is derived primarily from Dutch that is spoken by the greater part of colored and white South Africans. You are invited to vote for the official Seven Wonders of South Africa.

In addition, South Africa is a nation filled of unbelievable natural wonders, and you will also love to see some of them if you have to visit this country. However, it can be complex sometimes to recognize which ones you must make the time to visit first. After all, South Africa is a huge nation and you will not be able to see them all. Here are a few of the most unbelievable natural wonders of South African that can help you decide which ones to visit.

Amphitheater and Tungela Falls
The Amphitheater in the Royal Natal National Park in Kwazulu Natal Province, with more three miles long, is one of the most breathtaking natural tourist attractions in South Africa. With a peak of more than 3,000 meters above sea level, this gigantic sea cliff is 1,220 meters tall alongside with its extent, and is a huge view to take a look at. Tungela Falls is one of the most striking features of the Amphitheater. This falls must not be overlooked if you make your trip in this place. This is also the second tallest waterfall around the world, following Angel Falls in Venezuela.

Table Mountain
This is maybe the much easiest of South Africa’s natural wonders to go to because of its site. Soaring over Cape Town, as one of the most well-known tourist spots in the state; if you go to the city then, you will not be capable to overlook this unbelievable spectacle. Of course, Table Mountain is not simply to admire from a far. Instead, if you have more time, you must take a travel on the cable car up to the peak for an incredible sight of the city below.

Vredefort Dome
Vredefort Dome is considered as one of the biggest brunt craters all over the world, and it is also one of the most breathtaking tourist attractions to consider in South Africa. It I situated in Free State Province and have a diameter of between 155 and 186 miles. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Vredefort is almost two billion years old.

Augrabies Falls
It is situated in Augrabies Falls National Park in South Africa and you can found this on the Orange River. This falls is about 197 feet high. The locals named it Augrabies meaning palce of big noises. The greatest water volume of this falls was logged at 280,000 cubic feet of water each second. This is over three fold the average rate of season flow for Niagara Falls.

Addo Elephant National Park
Addo Elephant National Park is located at, not over an hour’s travel, about 72 km north of Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The Park covers an area of almost 1480 square kilometers on land, combining an area of 1200 square kilometers of aquatic environment as well.
Since the World Bank ranked South African as an upper-middle income economy, it has the biggest economy in all parts of Africa and the 28th biggest globally. Even though, this country has a lot of natural wonders that you can visit that will truly take your breath away because of their remarkable sights.

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Natural Wonders of Africa is all about the spectacular, the beautiful, the amazing wonders of nature found throughout the continent of Africa. This site is here to provide you with the information you need to become inspired to go explore and experience these wonders of nature.